It seems to me there are two forces that come together during the holiday season to influence our behavior around gift-giving (or better said: over gift-giving).Those two powerful forces are 1) social pressure...

“When things change inside you, things change around you.” ~Unknown  I had been having problems with my email lately. I dreaded calling technical support, since my experience in the past involved sitting for a...

“Once you choose hope, anything is possible.” ~Christopher Reeve When I was a child, I wanted to save the world. My mom found me crying in my bedroom one day. She asked what was...

“Literally every person is messed up, so pick your favorite train wreck and roll with it.” ~Hannah Marbach You’ve probably heard this before: “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” A beautiful saying, based...

According to a recent study, 7 in 10 Americans live paycheck to paycheck.If that is you, you are not alone. But it is also probably not a place where you want to remain.Here...

“In a world that treats a forty-one-year-old single woman like a teenager who didn’t get asked to prom, I think it’s extremely important to recognize the unique wisdom of a solitary life—a wisdom...

“It’s okay to want to be alone. It’s okay to take time for yourself.” ~Kate Allan It’s the holiday season, the most wonderful time of the year, they say, but it’s not for all...

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